DHAKA: Pakistani label Maria B, which opened its first branch in Dhaka this week, has become the first international women’s clothing brand to establish a presence in Bangladesh, a country that produces many of the world’s garments but lacks foreign retailers.
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The second-largest apparel exporter in the world — after China — Bangladesh specializes in ready-made garments for many global brands, including H&M, Zara, and Uniqlo.
While their products are available in the market — mostly as factory leftovers — they do not have their official stores in the country.
The opening of a Maria B outlet in Dhaka marks its entry as the first international women’s fashion house in the Bangladeshi market. The other foreign brand that has its store in Bangladesh is J., a family-oriented clothing label started by the late Junaid Jamshed, an iconic Pakistani singer turned entrepreneur.
